Valencia, California · Private Non-Profit
Music at California Institute of the Arts
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 15.6% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $46,080 school-wide net price and $41,198 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
15.6% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a high award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 15.6% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 1,158
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 32.3%
- Graduation rate
- 66.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $46,080/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $184,320
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $41,198/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (15.6%), school-wide average net price ($46,080), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($41,198), and peer averages from 1,158 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 1,158 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 9.2x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($27,215 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($13,628 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place California Institute of the Arts in the top 99% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.8% of reported awards · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $1,115 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 0.4% of reported awards · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.3% of reported awards · $1,471 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.1% of reported awards · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,039 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Music accounts for 15.6% of the awards or completions reported for California Institute of the Arts. That award concentration is higher than at 99% of schools in this field set and is 9.2x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
California Institute of the Arts's average net price is $46,080 per year, about $184,320 over four years. That is $27,215 above the $18,865 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $41,198 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $13,628 below the $54,826 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places California Institute of the Arts #1,152 of 1,158 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.